The wall of the Trump build at the expense of the military budget

Trump not joking

Donald trump has stated that he intends to leave Patrick Shanahan on the post of acting Minister of defense, removing the prefix acting, but the candidate must still approve the Congress.

Mr. Shanahan, in connection with his corporate past, in General, is a supporter of various "high-tech cuts" kind of budget utilization in the pockets of PRO, various lasers or space-based systems and so on. But his first steps sometimes do not show these preferences. And all because of political necessity outweighs the interests of friends of the corporations. What is "obsession" from Donald trump ? Well, of course, a wall!

The Same wall where you can climb the hordes of "white walkers" in the much-loved Donald trump universe of "Game of thrones". However, the wall of trump to protect it from invasion not from the North and from the South, and walkers can be not white but Hispanic. Well, super-on the basis of dragonglass, obviously, they are not.

In fact, if not humor, it is Trump not joking. One of the main election promises, and one that would seem easiest to do (not with Russia and China "get along", for example), but still "internal" and not foreign, that is closest to the voter trump and others not yet implemented. And an election campaign will soon start, it is already close. So take action.

Military construction fleeced

According to The Washington Post (WP), the Pentagon under a new Secretary of defense is scheduled to transfer $ 1.5 billion. from funds allocated to various R & d and procurement on the construction of the wall. In addition, $ 3.6 billion. will be forwarded to the various military construction and reconstruction and modernization of the bases, and another $ 1 billion. will be redirected from payments to personnel of the DoD.

Especially the "good" is the transfer of money from military development in the background of the categorical requirements of the U.S. air force to find another $ 5 billion. to restore the destroyed natural disasters bases and facilities, particularly air bases, Tyndall where seriously injured dozens of aircraft, including the F-16C and F-22A, and Offutt air force base, where in addition to "drowned" not only 2/3 of the fleet of signals intelligence EC-135W/V, but all of the airborne command post E-4B. However, the aircraft might be strong and not affected, but the latest secure underground CP Strategic command of the air force, costing $ 1.2 billion, "drowned" is quite real, and the cost of damage modestly silent. In General, the amount of course, wild: use of the budget there is a fantastic pace, and no embarrassment. Moreover, the air force threatened if they will not find the money to rebuild, lowering the combat readiness of the fleet landing part of the aircraft and reducing the number of flight changes for the part remaining. Instead the money is going to trump wall.

World on a string — Trump wall

In addition, the Pentagon, according to WP, redirect the money, as much as 604 million, with the two items in the military budget for "overseas operations unexpected character" (i.e. war on this article was funded campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, etc.). The money will be taken away from the article for help to the coalition forces in Afghanistan, and about the help and training of the army of the Kabul government. With the latest clear — still not in the horse feed and it was no use, and copied already in Washington their Afghan collaborators for losses, concocted a deal with the Taliban (banned in Russia). The dead money to anything. Take away 251 million. and with the programme of destruction of chemical weapons, the timing at which the Americans and disrupted. Supposedly the funds can be redirected because of previously allocated for the elimination of the backlog in terms of money to spend did not. Apparently, so "quickly" liquidated.

the Issue of payments to staff little coverage, we only know about 224 million, which will go to stenotrachelidae from the program payments to the resigning resigned military personnel.

Wall of missiles is more important

And what about the transfer of money from R & d and procurement'll talk a little more, although details are scarce. It is known that will be selected some tools from work on the program development of advanced ICBMs GBSD — here we have described the vicissitudes of the conflict between the Pentagon and Congress over this program and the threat of termination of the program will not go away. Affected and the current program of modernization of ICBMs "Minuteman-3" and their ground infrastructure (which the new ICBM will come in handy if she ever appears). All the details there, but we know that 20% will cut appropriations for the program of modernization of equipment to secure underground CP squadrons of these ICBMs (in our opinion, the SCP missile regiments). But there is still very antiquated equipment. For example, used floppy disks, not the 3.5 inch, but a much more ancient form-factors. But the wall is more important than missiles!

Not only ballistic, but also cruise missiles, air-launched AGM-86B nuclear performance — it about maintaining their Park in readiness and extend service life. And yet there were only 528 pieces. What even 36 used on the main purpose-52N, not even on the volley, not to mention approximately a dozen officially nuclear-52N (there are officially recorded as non-nuclear). And the five hundred of these nuclear CU lifetime extended only to 2020, of which just over half is in operational condition (300 pieces), the rest are obviously on conservation. And the service life extended to 2030 planned for 300 missiles.Obviously, the rest will go under the knife. However, in the light of the future in the next decade the emergence of new CU-based air LRSO, probably, is not so bad, especially because a nuclear warhead is still necessary to select the AGM-86B — others do not. So, the money taken at the program of extended operation, however, the amount is small. And modernization of the control system CU — about $ 30 million., but important here is the relative scale — the total appropriation amounted to only 47 million deceased American presidents, that is cut by two-thirds, which is very serious. While Pentagon officials make sure "poker face" when a bad card, stating that all the redirected funds will not affect combat capability. Moreover, they claim that these funds are generally "saved on previous contracts." Something in this respect there is doubt.

Anyway, after the statements of three defence Ministers that maintain nuclear deterrent capabilities is a top priority, and bragging about trump's "steady growth of nuclear power" (he forgot to specify the direction of this "growth", down) to take money from this sector, given the situation it looks strange. Do more away nowhere?

Affected aircraft and anti-tank Hellfire, used by helicopters and drones: the maintenance program and maintenance of the Park these missiles also "clipped". But a lot of them, if part of the Park down and out, then the disaster will be. Also 76 million. take away program of the AWACS aircraft AWACS, but there is no clarification, it is the modernization of the current Park E-3 "sentry" or the development of advanced aircraft.

And, if I understand, Shanahan was otbiral funds from valuable enough, in terms of real military power programmes, and the BBC. Though to Rob the fleet would have been much more painless for real military power. But, given the strong naval lobby and the victims (without any walls) the construction program, and the threat hanging even over carrier-based forces (about the author of this article wrote some time ago), it should be noted that, apparently, the position of the force were more vulnerable to hardware struggle. However, perhaps we don't know something, and some money will be taken away and the Navy and the army.

The"Cut-program" don't touch

The thing in the wall did not bring any programs that are related to the category of "budget cuts". For example, go with a pair of scissors on the program ABOUT it would be much safer, or, say, in the announced experiments in the field of space weapons or weapons based on new physical principles. Still confused with them often expected either nothing, or little more, and soon. But no — because then the friends of Mr. Shanahan from Boeing might be offended, but he did not always be the Minister. However, a "space experiment" under the direction of DARPA will not take place. The document "expressed hope" that DARPA "with its innovative style of work" will still be able to find the funds for the experiment. Sounds humiliating, apparently, less "cut" offer?

Curiously, the plans trump and Shanahan hot has caused negative reaction from Democrats in Congress and the Senate. And often the same who recently was subjected to obstruction a new nuclear missile program trump. Apparently, there are not only different views on the development of the country and its army, but a personal hatred: anything that comes from trump and his people have a priori the object of criticism or torpedoing. In the political struggle all means are good.

And allocated by the Pentagon's money on the wall is not enough, it is only for a small area. We, of course, strongly support the spending of the US military budget to such a "right" thing and offer not to stop and redistribute to the construction of the "great American Wall" as much money as possible exclusively with the useful programs of the Pentagon. What would the child have anything he wants, just not matches.

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